Surrender to Me by Alexis Noelle

when Luke said they want to release his album as well.  I start to wonder if he was right about Jackson trying to sabotage him.  “Hey Joe, I’m back.  Where do you want to pick up?”
    I turn around to see a middle-aged guy sitting at the soundboard.  I hadn’t noticed him there before.  “Well, we were supposed to be working on the new song ‘Just Another Heartbreak’, but the new girl they were sending never showed up.”
    Jackson looks pissed.  “That’s such bullshit; this is why I didn’t want to work with a no name.  I need to get at least my part down before we leave tomorrow.”
    “Sorry Kid.”
    Just then he turns to me and smiles.  This is going to be bad.   “Becca, is there any way that you can stand in for the other girl I’m supposed to sing with?  I heard you singing at the concert, so I know you have a great voice.  We won’t actually use your voice, but I need to be able to have someone to sing with because it’s a duet.”
    “Jackson, I don’t…”
    “Please?  If I don’t get it done today it could push back my release by almost a month.”
    What the hell am I supposed to say?   I feel horrible that he’s in this position, but Luke will be so pissed if he walks in and see us even hanging out together, much less me singing with him.  I don’t see what the big deal is, though; he needs to be able to trust me.  If they aren’t really going to use my voice then it shouldn’t be an issue.  “Okay, but just this once.”
    Jackson gives me a hug.  “Thank you so much!”  I slowly unwrap myself from him.  “I won’t even mention that you did this for me to Luke; I know that he can get jealous.”  That doesn’t sound good; I don’t want to keep anything from him.
    Jackson grabs my hand and leads me into the booth.  I put my set of headphones on and sit down at one of the stools in front of a microphone.  As I’m reading the lyrics, I see that the song is about a couple who’s been hurt so many times that they look at every relationship as just another heartbreak; until they find each other.
    We go back and forth and must have sung the whole song at least ten times.   I keep looking at the clock, hoping we’ll be done before Luke gets here.  Joe’s voice soon filters through the booth letting us know he has what he needs.
    Jackson walks over to me and wraps his arms around me.  “Thanks so much.”
    I quickly push him off of me.  “Jackson, I don’t mind helping you out, but you need to start keeping your hands to yourself and start respecting my boundaries.  Luke and I are together, and whether you two get along or not, you need to respect that.”  I get up off the stool, grab my bag and walk out of the studio.
    I’m just about to take the elevator back down to wait in the lobby when the doors open and Luke is standing right in front of me.  He looks so pissed off that I almost want to go hide behind something.  “Hey, are you ok?”
    “Yeah, I just need to let off some steam.”
    He walks past me and down the hall without another word.  I stand there wondering if I should follow him or just go back to the house.  Can he really be that pissed off that I helped Jackson out?
    When Luke reaches one of the doors and opens it, he looks behind him as if he expects me to be there.  He looks down toward me seemingly confused.  “You coming, Becca?”  I want to tell him no because he’s acting like an ass.  “Please?”
    I guess I can at least go talk to him and see what the hell he’s so upset about.  I walk toward him, feeling his eyes on me the entire time; he’s making me really nervous.  When I reach him he grabs my hand and pulls me into the studio.  Before the door can even close all the way he’s on me.  He pushes me back against the wall, his hands immediately finding my hips, which seem to be his favorite spot.
    His mouth crushes mine, almost feeling like he’s going to devour me whole.  His kiss has an urgency and need in it